Sylhet

A woman and her son were killed after a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Bahubal upazila in Habiganj district on Sunday. The accident took place on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Dawlatpur area at around 3:30 pm. The deceased were identified as Farida Begum, wife of Dara Miah, hailed from Sunamganj district, and her son Motiur Rahman. Locals said a ...

Two persons were killed and 25 injured in a clash between two groups over a land dispute at Bahubal upazila in Habiganj district on Saturday night. The incident took place at around 10pm in Kamargaon village under the upazila. The deceased were identified as Yusuf Mia, 40, son of Cherag Mohalder, a organising secretary of Bahubal Jubo League unit, and ...

Prof. Dr. Md. Delwar Hossain, Senior Consultant, Pediatric, United Hospital and Head, Pediatric, United Medical College and Hospital passed away on Saturday (30 September) in Moulvibazar town. After Jumma prayer, he was taken to a diagnostic centre in Moulvibazar to perform Echocardiogram and ECG. His condition rapidly deteriorated and was admitted to the CCU of a nearby hospital. There he ...

Habiganj Correspondent : Two people were killed in a lightning strike at Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Shanta Akter, 22, daughter of Rahmat Ali, and Sadia Akter, 12, daughter of Rubel Miah, residents of Satiyan area in the upazila. Locals said a thunderbolt struck three people in Shimulghar area at around 5:30 pm ...

Works on the Khasiamara Bridge in remote Doarabazar upazila of Sunamganj have been suspended for 8 months causing much suffering to the locals. The 75-metre PC guard bridge construction started with a cost of Tk 42.7 million. The foundation was laid on February 2, 2022 at Alipur Tengratila Kheyaghat. The pillars of the bridge are clearly visible. But works are ...

Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni said, ‘Smart Bangladesh of the future will move forward by the hands of students. To realize Bangabandhu’s dream, small players should become golden people in education and sports. In the opening ceremony of the 50th Summer National Sports Competition organized by the Bangladesh National School, Madrasa and Technical Education Sports Association at Sylhet District Stadium ...

Union BNP President and Chairman Md Mir Mohammad Khorshed Alam sparked controversy by seeking votes for State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Advocate Md Mahbub Ali during a political meeting of the ruling Awami League in Adair union of Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj. A video of his speech went viral on social media, leading to mixed reactions among local ...

A drug addicted youth stabbed a housewife to death Monday early hours in Sylhet reportedly because of rejecting his proposal of engaging in an extramarital affair with him. The deceased was identified as Jasmine Begum, 22, wife of a day-labourer Arif Mia of Kaheterteki village under Katiadi police station in Kishorganj. They have been living in a rented house of ...

Three children at Jamalganj upazila of Sunamganj district were killed by their mother by poisoning with rice. The woman too took the poison and fell sick. The incident took place at around 9am in Shantipur village under Fenarbak union of the upazila. The deceased were identified as Tamjid, 15, Shafia Akter, 14, and Shahed, 5, children of Jahangir Alam and ...

A school girl reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself at Baniachong upazila in Habiganj district on Sunday morning. The deceased was Nilima Akter, 15, daughter of Shishu Miah, a resident of Nagerkhana village of the upazila. She was a student at Baniachong Medhabikash High School. According to police and locals, the girl committed suicide by hanging herself in her bed ...